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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2003
Takanobu Tsunemiya, Taichung, TW;
Masanori Ohtsuka, Kanagawa, JP;
Koji Ohshima, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuhiro Harada, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshiaki Honda, Kanagawa, JP;
Takanobu Tsunemiya, Taichung, TW;
Masanori Ohtsuka, Kanagawa, JP;
Koji Ohshima, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuhiro Harada, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshiaki Honda, Kanagawa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A control system comprises multiple memories consuming different current amounts for operation, wherein multiple programs corresponding to different functions are stored in the memories, wherein, in accordance with a function to be processed by an operating circuit, one of the programs is read from one of the memories and is processed, and wherein, from a specific memory for which the current consumed during an operation is equal to or smaller than a predetermined amount, the operating circuit reads and executes one of the programs that performs a function for which an operating time period is equal to or greater than a predetermined value.